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How to fix "The PC must support secure boot" error during windows 11 install
The pc has a decent hardware profile, including an Intel i9 processor, 32GB installed RAM and 1 TB SSD. Currently, Windows 10 Home is on the PC. When I was trying to upgrade to Windows 11 from 24H2 I...
Windows 11 officially requires Secure Boot, but if your PC doesn’t support it or you can’t enable it, you can bypass the check using one of these methods.
Boot into Windows 10/11 Setup (USB/DVD). At the "This PC can't run Windows 11" screen, press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt. Type these commands to skip The PC must support secure boot issue.
regeditNavigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup.
Right-click → New → Key → Name it LabConfig.
Inside LabConfig, create these DWORD (32-bit) Values:
BypassSecureBootCheck → Set value to 1Close Registry Editor and Command Prompt, then proceed with installation. At this time, Windows 11 setup wizard will skip secure boot check and let you install Windows 11 without secure boot.